Pikes Peak

Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument – Petrified Forest Loop

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Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument - Petrified Forest Loop Trail - The Big Stump

Continuing on from the Ponderosa Loop I followed further north onto the Petrified Forest Loop trail that explores the ancient Florissant Lake bed and it’s various petrified redwood stumps. Going clockwise, very early into the trail (on clear days like today) you may be rewarded with distant views of Pikes Peak. Zoomed in view of … Read more

Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument – Visitor Center

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Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument - Entrance sign

My first real adventure into the Rocky Mountains was to visit Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument. The drive to get here from Colorado Springs is easy compared to some other mountain passes I have been through. Temperatures are definitely dropping compared to lower elevations but I have no complaints about that – finally, it feels … Read more